Joseph Bouchard

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Joseph Bouchard
OccupationHunting and fishing guide
Partner

Joseph Bouchard was a mixed-ancestry guide of the Bouchard family, noted as one of the best guides on the Nipigon River.[1]

Life

  • As a child he resided at the Hudson's Bay Company's Nipigon House post.
  • Lived at Red Rock from as early as 1884 and delivered mail to Nipigon House.
  • By 1887 was living on the Red Rock Band's Lake Helen Reserve and was noted as among the best guides in the Nipigon River area; still at Red Rock in 1889.

Family

  • Married Angelique de Laronde in 1883, with whom he had at least one child; the family received treaty annuities at Nipigon House.

References

  1. "Historical Profile of the Lake Superior Study Area's Mixed European-Indian Ancestry Community."[website].Joan Holmes & Associates Inc. (for the Office of the Federal Interlocutor, Department of Justice Canada).2007-09-30.Link.(Rights: unknown | Access: open)